Cost of living comparison
Burma is 2.5 times more expensive than Eritrea.
If you lived in Burma instead of Eritrea, you would:
pay 13.7% more for restaurants
Eritrea
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
$1.97
MMK4,134
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$6.63
MMK13,900
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
ERN15.94
|
$0.73
MMK1,521
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
ERN19.88
|
$0.59
MMK1,232
|
|
pay 11.8% more for groceries
Eritrea
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$1.31
MMK2,738
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
$5.23
MMK10,974
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
ERN92.79
|
$5.85
MMK12,277
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$1.29
MMK2,712
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
$2.90
MMK6,078
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.04
ERN75.60
|
$1.58
MMK3,307
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ERN7.37
|
$0.44
MMK914
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
ERN13.61
|
$0.94
MMK1,967
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ERN9.64
|
$0.53
MMK1,106
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
ERN12.36
|
$0.54
MMK1,137
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ERN7.14
|
$0.49
MMK1,035
|
|
pay 45.4% more for transportation
Eritrea
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.52
ERN127.76
|
$20.89
MMK43,838
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
$10.82
MMK22,708
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
$37,986.21
MMK79,697,552
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
$8.25
MMK17,315
|
|
pay 18.3% less for housing
Eritrea
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$61.51
MMK129,045
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
$499.50
MMK1,047,984
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
$210.58
MMK441,801
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
$29.04
MMK60,929
|
|
pay 10.8 times more for childcare
Eritrea
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$383.33
MMK804,258
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
$10,666.67
MMK22,379,366
|
|
pay 53.2% more for entertainment and sports
Eritrea
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$0.90
MMK1,880
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.88
ERN13.25
|
$2.03
MMK4,259
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$1.37
MMK2,873
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
$21.82
MMK45,773
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
$3.42
MMK7,182
|
|
pay 29.9% less for clothing
Eritrea
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
$47.63
MMK99,934
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
$58.95
MMK123,675
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$83.75
MMK175,722
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
$97.04
MMK203,602
|
|
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